ANED POLMAR GASCOGNE 2016

On 24 and 25 May 2016, as part of the orsec maritime system, the Maritime Prefecture of the Atlantic organised a major exercise in assistance to ships in difficulty (ANED) and fight against maritime oil pollution (POLMAR) in the Bay of Biscay and along the Atlantic coastline. This exercise, scheduled since September 2015, begun on May 24 after a fictitious collision between two commercial buildings at the opening of the Loire. A ship chartered for the exercise, was the subject of assistance at sea and was taken to the port of Saint-Nazaire at the end of the day.